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many of the volunteers are sandy victims themselves. some are parents teaching their kids the reason for the season. >> when you take rides through here still massive devastation on horrendous levels. >> makes me feel good and happy to help other people because really we thought that we were hurt bad but other people were hurt bad. >> the outreach is not just about food. it's also therapeutic for sandy victims to talk to volunteers. many of them have been cold, wet, in the dark and alone for several weeks now, gregg. >> the church suffered some of the brunt of the storm as well. >> they certainly did. first congressional church was devastated by flooding, too. they were using generator power. folks in need were happy to have a hot meal. >> i just thank god and i thank the people. everybody came together always with family. with the storm, everybody became a family. >> the giving away free gear to keep the victims warm. >> victims in some of the hard hit areas holding up? in breezy point, for example, new york governor andrew cuomo reall
many of the volunteers are sandy victims themselves. some are parents teaching their kids the reason for the season. >> when you take rides through here still massive devastation on horrendous levels. >> makes me feel good and happy to help other people because really we thought that we were hurt bad but other people were hurt bad. >> the outreach is not just about food. it's also therapeutic for sandy victims to talk to volunteers. many of them have been cold, wet, in the...
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the power of philanthropy on display after superstorm sandy hit. but now it's the charities that are hoping to get a lifeline from washington with a message don't push us over the fiscal cliff, charities are facing it on two fronts. many nonprofits receive government funding that could be slashed. and congress could reduce or cap the charitable deduction donors receive. among those worried, the urban institute. >> on the one hand you might say it's the taxpayer who obviously gets the tax break because they get to take a deduction and their taxes are lowered. but the flip side is if that tax deduction induces them or encourages them to give more to charity, you may argue that the ultimate beneficiary of the charitable deduction is not the taxpayer but actually the ultimate recipient of the charitable gift. >> reporter: one proposal supported by president obama would limit the amount the wealthiest americans could writeoff in charitable donations to 28% of their contribution instead of the current 35%. an idea from the simpson bowls presidential comm
the power of philanthropy on display after superstorm sandy hit. but now it's the charities that are hoping to get a lifeline from washington with a message don't push us over the fiscal cliff, charities are facing it on two fronts. many nonprofits receive government funding that could be slashed. and congress could reduce or cap the charitable deduction donors receive. among those worried, the urban institute. >> on the one hand you might say it's the taxpayer who obviously gets the tax...
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the remains of a rollercoaster that was not offered a new york jersey amusement pier by super storm sandy might be left there as a tourist attraction. officials have not made a decision on whether to tear down the coast. but the mayor says that he's working with the coast guard to see if the poster is stable enough to leave it alone because believed it would make a great tourist attraction. >> the long trip from southern california to lost vegas is about to get a lot bigger. a nevada company is one step closer to putting a party train on the tracks after signing a conditional agreement with union pacific railroad last week. the pact allows the lost it is rare way express to use tracks between san bernadine a comet, and lost vegas as long as the company meets certain conditions. the proposed text train would feature an altar lounge, tvs for watching sports, and private cars suitable for bachelor parties. a $99 ticket each way would include food and drinks and the passengers from for burlington to downtown las vegas and about five hours. >> will be right back. ♪ secondhand smoke affects e
the remains of a rollercoaster that was not offered a new york jersey amusement pier by super storm sandy might be left there as a tourist attraction. officials have not made a decision on whether to tear down the coast. but the mayor says that he's working with the coast guard to see if the poster is stable enough to leave it alone because believed it would make a great tourist attraction. >> the long trip from southern california to lost vegas is about to get a lot bigger. a nevada...
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i am on the east coast which is getting over hurricane sandy and people don't have anything left. host: you said you plan to spend about the same. how much did you spend or plan to spend this holiday season? caller: i was trying not to go into my personal story but i am disabled. i have diabetes so i don't really spend much on anything. that is not really the point. guest: as much as consumers seem like they are having short-term memory and starting to return to pre-recessionary levels, we are seeing consumer debt levels come down. that could be an indicator as much as americans are very concerned about consumption, they are also very concerned about their financial well- being. it will see whether they will cancer each -- cancel each other out. there are some trends that bode well for overall financial health -- the idea that debt levels are starting to decline is a good thing. host: about whether or not holiday spending helps our economy -- here is holiday sales and the economy -- how does that compare to years past and what impact does it have? guest: some people are predicting
i am on the east coast which is getting over hurricane sandy and people don't have anything left. host: you said you plan to spend about the same. how much did you spend or plan to spend this holiday season? caller: i was trying not to go into my personal story but i am disabled. i have diabetes so i don't really spend much on anything. that is not really the point. guest: as much as consumers seem like they are having short-term memory and starting to return to pre-recessionary levels, we are...
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idea that everybody of the hundreds of people that work at cbs news during the crazy week of hurricane sandy has an example -- each has their own story of difficulty at home. all of them came right to work and ran into the story. that is what happens time and time again in the news business. you cannot predict what happens tomorrow, and that is part of what i think is exciting. requires some sacrifice working holidays, running into a storm when your own house had a tree come down on it. everybody had a story. i have worked incredibly hard and made us all proud. that really is a big part of what we try to achieve it. we are proud of what we are doing. in that case, we are proud of public service. then the election can, and i am proud of that too. everybody stay sober? it really was a culmination for us. we had taken over -- in charge of a cbs news one year and a half ago. these big stories happened. that is a priority of our organization. when a big story happens, we are ready to jump on a dime, including the petraeus story, and that is as big as it gets. to cover it in a way that helps the v
idea that everybody of the hundreds of people that work at cbs news during the crazy week of hurricane sandy has an example -- each has their own story of difficulty at home. all of them came right to work and ran into the story. that is what happens time and time again in the news business. you cannot predict what happens tomorrow, and that is part of what i think is exciting. requires some sacrifice working holidays, running into a storm when your own house had a tree come down on it....
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couldn't be outflanked, it was blocked on the north by the mediterranean sea to on a self this kind of a sandy area which is impossible for heavy vehicles such as tanks for instance. one of rommel's track's when he was around the opposing army was to jump on them from behind but that couldn't happen here. they were pouring material into the spot on the egyptian desert when he decided to fight, and then when they got to egypt for the first time the were separated into two groups. jack brister joined the first battalion and went down to the southern end of the line with the armored division which was the story of the desert, the very famous part of the british army. they were sent off with the second battalion and went up to the north end of the line so between them, between the two groups they pretty much saw most of the battle when it finally came october 23rd. i'm going to take a little digression since we are in vermont and we are hearing that hurricanes to read to read you something i wrote about my uncle's trip from his training from the front line it's really what i try to do as i thought
couldn't be outflanked, it was blocked on the north by the mediterranean sea to on a self this kind of a sandy area which is impossible for heavy vehicles such as tanks for instance. one of rommel's track's when he was around the opposing army was to jump on them from behind but that couldn't happen here. they were pouring material into the spot on the egyptian desert when he decided to fight, and then when they got to egypt for the first time the were separated into two groups. jack brister...
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communities devastated by superstorm sandy had a different eaningf holiday. as elaine quijano reports it had ,ore meaning than usual in that hard-hit region. overporter: volunteers from all aer the country served residents a proper thanksgiving thanksgi meal. gi thehey're family from the word go. thee are kids here from michigan, virginia, all over the united states, to help us. his is really good. giviappy thanksgiving. thankorter: blocks away, the sewickley family had thanksgiving dinner delivered to their home. >> happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: volunteers pitched those stilng help from those still recovering from sandy. >> happy thanksgiving. >> reporter: further down the d vsey shore, governor chris christie joined volunteers river. river. point,ezy point, new york, ilesle traveled from miles away helplp serve thanksgiving dinner, including one man from mississippi. atrinawent through katrina and e know exactly what these people are going through. o theporter: volunteer alice weeks agoveled to the storm unionrom michigan two weeks .go, serving 1,400 mea
communities devastated by superstorm sandy had a different eaningf holiday. as elaine quijano reports it had ,ore meaning than usual in that hard-hit region. overporter: volunteers from all aer the country served residents a proper thanksgiving thanksgi meal. gi thehey're family from the word go. thee are kids here from michigan, virginia, all over the united states, to help us. his is really good. giviappy thanksgiving. thankorter: blocks away, the sewickley family had thanksgiving dinner...